1004.5 Outdoor Areas

Yards, patios, courtsand similar outdoor areas accessible to and usable by the building occupants shall be provided with means of egressas required by this chapter. The occupant loadof such outdoor areas shall be assigned by the building officialin accordance with the anticipated use. Where outdoor areas are to be used by persons in addition to the occupants of the building, and the path of egress travel from the outdoor areas passes through the building, means of egressrequirements for the building shall be based on the sum of the occupant loadsof the building plus the outdoor areas.

Exceptions:

1. Outdoor areas used exclusively for service of the building need only have one means of egress.